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    Two Arab Canadians Killled in Predator Strike

    The story is now on CTV. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080903/pakistan_militants_080903/20080903?hub=TopStories
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    Canadian troops wrap up operation in Zhari district

    Wouldn’t a slow down just make it easier to conduct the rotation of the Battle Groups?
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    Are the Taliban gaining momentum ? Aug 2008

    Is it a case of the TB going after NATO, or is NATO going after the TB? Some media reports stated that the French had intruded into a known TB held area. Also there is this news report on CTV saying that our battle group has just completed a massive offensive operation in Zhari District...
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    Al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al Zawahiri Injured?

    No evidence of al Qaeda No. 2's illness or death, U.S. says (CNN) -- U.S. counterterrorism officials said Friday they have seen no evidence to support a media report that al Qaeda's No. 2 official, Ayman al-Zawahiri, may be critically wounded or dead...
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    Al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al Zawahiri Injured?

    Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured? Unverified Letter Obtained By CBS News Urgently Requests Doctor To Treat Ayman al Zawahiri http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/01/eveningnews/main4316193.shtml (CBS) Ayman al Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's No...
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    Two children killed after car nears Canadian convoy

    CTV has a piece on the shootings featuring a military analyst by the name of Mercedes Stephenson. She seems to have a better grasp of military matters than most of the TV experts, and gets her message across in a clear and concise manner. http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/children-killed/#clip70066
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    Korean War vets see parallels with Afghanistan

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080727/korean_war_080727/20080727?hub=Canada Updated Sun. Jul. 27 2008 8:20 AM ET The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Veterans of the Korean War are hoping the better part of history repeats itself for Canadian soldiers currently in Afghanistan. As...
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    Passchendaele movie

    It was reported on TV recently that Passschendaele is to be the opening film at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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    Operation Ateesh Bazi

    There is a new article up on Legion Magazine called “Assignment Afghanistan: Operation Ateesh Bazi” http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2008/07/assignment-afghanistan-operation-ateesh-bazi/#more-994
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    CBC attempts more anti military spin

    There was another Brian Stewart report on the National last night (30th June 2008). In this one he talks of the “Kandaher Fiasco” and about the “deadly new alliance” between al Qaeda and the Taliban. It starts at the 27:55 point on their latestbroacdcast. ...
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    Latest Foot found off the Shores of BC seems to be a Hoax.

    The sixth foot is a hoax. It was an animal paw in a sock and shoe. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080619/sixth_bc_foot_080619/20080619?hub=TopStories
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    The Battle of Arghandab - June 2008

    On Mike Duffy Live there was a report from Alex Panette from Canadian Press which gave more detail of what happened. The Afghan troops tried to make a crossing of the Arghandab River at an exposed location and came under fire from Taliban hiding in the tree line. The Afghan troops had to make a...
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    One More Gaffe

    Harper’s Government seems to be set on self-destruct mode. Harper's staff makes major gaffe on Afghanistan Updated Thu. May. 29 2008 7:20 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Reporters travelling with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his European tour were wrongly told Thursday that Italy was removing...
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    U.S. Marines launch Afghan operation

    Here is an update on the Marines in Helmand province. http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2008/05-may/pr080510-186.html http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080514/world/afghanistan_unrest_us_taliban_1 :salute:
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    Ottawa offers DART to Burma while Canadians open wallets

    Agreed! On the CBS news they said that China has already dispatched 20,000 aid workers to the earthquake area and more are on the way. They have the largest Army in the world, and most likely have a lot more experience in dealing with this scale of disasters. So far China has not asked for any...
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    Ottawa offers DART to Burma while Canadians open wallets

    A different mission for DART? ??? http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080512/dart_burma_080512/20080512?hub=TopStories
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    RCMP raid Conservative party headquarters over election matter

    Disregard the post above. I did a search on google and found the following: http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/onthehill/archive/2008/04/15/what-goes-around.aspx So Mr Thouin could be an outside investigator or a consultant doing contract work for Election Canada and not an...
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    RCMP raid Conservative party headquarters over election matter

    Years ago, I had a co-worker whose wife was a certified accountant. Once she was hired by the police to take part on a raid on a business which was under investigation.  She actually went in with the police and she was the one responsible for securing and the examination of the books and...
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    2 US Marines killed, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan

    Thank you to all the troops from the various nations who have paid the highest price for our freedoms R.I.P. :salute:
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